Example sentences of "of [noun] be used for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A small bag of zeolite was used for three days , every two weeks to keep ammonia in check .
2 Within the South West of England a wide distribution of second homes was found ; 10 per cent of the total building stock in the extreme north-west of Cornwall were used for this purpose but the figure was between 1 and 5 per cent in most districts ( South West Economic Planning Council 1975 ) .
3 the exhaust air is not used to cool the motor ; a separate stream of air is used for this .
4 This is an example of the sociological method of evaluation being used for summative evaluation of the products of an educational programme .
5 As for the evolutionary precursors of the system , both hydrogen peroxide and various kinds of quinones are used for other purposes in body chemistry .
6 Two sets of track were used for fitting parts above the solebar , wheeling wagons alternately .
7 A system of rotation was used for this crop , with coppices being taken from a different part of the wood each year .
8 A system of cross-references was used for this purpose , for example anthropophagy : see eucharist , altar , communion .
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